Founded in 1870 as the Colorado Agricultural College, Colorado State University is now among the nation's leading research universities, with annual research expenditures above $300 million. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado’s land-grant university currently enrolls about 33,000 total students, including 4,000 graduate students and 580 Professional Veterinary Medicine students, and has more than 1,800 faculty members working in eight colleges. More information is available at www.colostate.edu. The new Johnson Family Equine Hospital (JFEH) facility will be a 85,000-square-foot complex located on CSU’s South Campus along Gillette Drive. The facility will feature surgical and imaging services, as well as extensive rehabilitation and therapeutic facilities. JFEH will have the capacity to house a variety of equine patient types, including outpatient care, long-term orthopedic patients, gastro-intestinal critical care cases, as well as a dedicated isolation unit. A future state-of-the-art equine sports medicine component featuring hydrotherapy, a proprioception track, and large indoor soft- and hard-surface arenas will set this facility apart as the top equine hospital. With close physical proximity to CSU’s new Translational Medicine Institute and the Diagnostic Medical Center, the hospital will benefit from synergies with leading-edge research in equine and general veterinary sciences. The building’s design will blend a high-tech aesthetic with an agricultural vernacular, connecting to clientele as well as maintaining a presence on a notable research campus.
The Art Selection Committee is looking to commission an artwork or artworks for the JFEH building and both interior and exterior locations are options for artwork. The artwork(s) cannot attach to the building but locations and types of media that are more integrated into the building’s design, such as on the ground or floor, are possible. Construction is slated to start in October 2019 and take approximately 16 months, so there is time for the selected artist to work with the design team and contractors.The committee is interested in an artwork that engages with the public-facing spaces of the building, including the west entry and interior lobby and check in area. This west entrance and communal waiting area will be used by clients of the JFEH, as well as students, faculty and staff. The committee would like artwork(s) that engage with the activities happening in the building and with JFEH’s role as a world-class equine care facility. This connection to the building does not need to be literal or representational, and the committee is very open to creative interpretations relating to the building’s usages.
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Ruth Bruno
Program Manager, Art in Public Places
P 303-892-3813 | C 303-880-6671
1600 Broadway, Suite 2500, Denver, CO 80202
ruth.bruno@state.co.us | www.coloradocreativeindustries.org
